| Lineup | Johnson and Wales | PG - Randal Pittman (fresh) SG - Terry Crabill (fresh) SF - Kenneth Murray (fresh) PF - Robert Jones (fresh) C - John Sesco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - James Knight (fresh) SG - Daniel Crown (fresh) SF - Bruce Topolansky (fresh) PF - Christopher Clark (fresh) C - Ernest Reed (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Emerson | Ernest Reed wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Johnson and Wales | Johnson and Wales is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:34 | Emerson | James Knight comes up short on the floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Johnson and Wales | John Sesco grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Johnson and Wales | Bruce Topolansky is called for the reach on Kenneth Murray in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bruce Topolansky, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Johnson and Wales | Kenneth Murray drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Emerson | Bruce Topolansky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Johnson and Wales | Kenneth Murray is by himself and knocks in the runner in the paint | 4-0 |
| 18:34 | Emerson | James Knight misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Randal Pittman - foul #1 on Randal Pittman, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:34 | Emerson | James Knight makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:34 | Emerson | James Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:29 | Johnson and Wales | Randal Pittman is fouled in the backcourt by James Knight - foul #1 on James Knight, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:03 | Johnson and Wales | John Sesco buries a shot from the right side | 6-2 |
| 17:57 | Emerson | James Knight hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Bruce Topolansky | 6-4 |
| 17:28 | Johnson and Wales | Randal Pittman can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 17:27 | Emerson | Ernest Reed snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 17:06 | Emerson | Daniel Crown knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 6-6 |
| 17:02 | Johnson and Wales | Terry Crabill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | John Nicholas (PG), Brent Jones (SG), David Easley (C) Randal Pittman, Terry Crabill, John Sesco | |
| Subs | Emerson | Steven Dunigan (SF), Mark Chaparro (PF), Edward Flood (C) Bruce Topolansky, Christopher Clark, Ernest Reed | |
| 16:45 | Emerson | James Knight hits a jumper from the right side | 6-8 |
| 16:27 | Johnson and Wales | John Nicholas scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 16:20 | Emerson | Daniel Crown makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 9-10 |
| 16:00 | Johnson and Wales | Daniel Crown steals the ball from Brent Jones | 9-10 |
| 15:57 | Emerson | Steven Dunigan can't finish the layup | 9-10 |
| 15:55 | Johnson and Wales | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Johnson and Wales | PG - John Nicholas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brent Jones (fresh) SF - Kenneth Murray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) C - David Easley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - James Knight (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Daniel Crown (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Steven Dunigan (fresh) PF - Mark Chaparro (fresh) C - Edward Flood (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Johnson and Wales | John Nicholas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Randal Pittman (PG), Terry Crabill (SF), John Sesco (PF) John Nicholas, Kenneth Murray, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Emerson | Uros Prusinski (PG), Arron Gerhard (SG) James Knight, Daniel Crown | |
| 15:40 | Emerson | Uros Prusinski comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 9-10 |
| 15:39 | Johnson and Wales | Terry Crabill gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 15:10 | Johnson and Wales | Randal Pittman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Uros Prusinski - foul #1 on Uros Prusinski, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Kirk Ryckman (SG), Robert Jones (PF) Brent Jones, David Easley | |
| Subs | Emerson | Bruce Topolansky (SF), Christopher Clark (PF), Ernest Reed (C) Steven Dunigan, Mark Chaparro, Edward Flood | |
| 15:10 | Johnson and Wales | Randal Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:10 | Johnson and Wales | Randal Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:10 | Emerson | Ernest Reed pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:55 | Emerson | Ernest Reed misses the jump hook from the baseline | 10-10 |
| 14:53 | Johnson and Wales | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:30 | Johnson and Wales | Ernest Reed is called for the reach on John Sesco - foul #1 on Ernest Reed, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | John Nicholas (PG), Kenneth Murray (SF) Randal Pittman, Terry Crabill | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 14:20 | Johnson and Wales | John Nicholas's pass is intercepted by Christopher Clark | 10-10 |
| 14:01 | Emerson | Uros Prusinski misses long on a jumper from the right side | 10-10 |
| 13:59 | Emerson | Ernest Reed tips it home | 10-12 |
| 13:36 | Johnson and Wales | John Nicholas scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Murray | 12-12 |
| 13:21 | Emerson | Bruce Topolansky misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 12-12 |
| 13:20 | Johnson and Wales | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 13:02 | Johnson and Wales | John Nicholas misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 12-12 |
| 13:00 | Emerson | Christopher Clark snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 12:46 | Emerson | Christopher Clark is whistled for a carry | 12-12 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Randal Pittman (PG), Brent Jones (SG), Terry Crabill (SF), David Easley (C) John Nicholas, Kirk Ryckman, Kenneth Murray, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Emerson | James Knight (PG), Daniel Crown (SG), Steven Dunigan (SF), Mark Chaparro (PF), Edward Flood (C) Uros Prusinski, Arron Gerhard, Bruce Topolansky, Christopher Clark, Ernest Reed | |
| 12:17 | Johnson and Wales | Terry Crabill comes up short on the floater near the basket | 12-12 |
| 12:15 | Johnson and Wales | John Sesco tips it in | 14-12 |
| 12:01 | Emerson | Edward Flood drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Crown | 14-14 |
| 11:34 | Johnson and Wales | John Sesco is called for traveling | 14-14 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Kenneth Murray (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Terry Crabill, John Sesco | |
| Subs | Emerson | Arron Gerhard (SF), Ernest Reed (C) Steven Dunigan, Edward Flood | |
| Lineup | Johnson and Wales | PG - Randal Pittman (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Brent Jones (fresh) SF - Kenneth Murray (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Jones (tiring) 3 reb. C - David Easley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - James Knight (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Daniel Crown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arron Gerhard (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Chaparro (fairly fresh) C - Ernest Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Emerson | Arron Gerhard misses short on an open jumper from the right side | 14-14 |
| 11:12 | Johnson and Wales | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:43 | Johnson and Wales | Kenneth Murray blows the layup but the foul's on James Knight - foul #2 on James Knight, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | John Nicholas (PG), Kirk Ryckman (SG), John Sesco (C) Randal Pittman, Brent Jones, David Easley | |
| Subs | Emerson | Uros Prusinski (PG), Bruce Topolansky (SF), Christopher Clark (PF) James Knight, Daniel Crown, Mark Chaparro | |
| 10:43 | Johnson and Wales | Kenneth Murray misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:43 | Johnson and Wales | Kenneth Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:30 | Emerson | Bruce Topolansky knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Uros Prusinski | 15-16 |
| 10:12 | Johnson and Wales | Kirk Ryckman connects on the shot from the free throw line | 17-16 |
| 10:04 | Emerson | Arron Gerhard drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 10:02 | Johnson and Wales | John Nicholas is hacked by Uros Prusinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Uros Prusinski, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Terry Crabill (SG) Kirk Ryckman | |
| Subs | Emerson | Bobby Gilbert (PG), Steven Dunigan (SF), Edward Flood (C) Uros Prusinski, Christopher Clark, Ernest Reed | |
| 09:44 | Johnson and Wales | Terry Crabill misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Bobby Gilbert - foul #1 on Bobby Gilbert, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | | |
| Subs | Emerson | Daniel Crown (SG) Arron Gerhard | |
| 09:44 | Johnson and Wales | Terry Crabill makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:44 | Johnson and Wales | Terry Crabill makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 09:32 | Emerson | Daniel Crown is hacked by John Sesco - foul #1 on John Sesco, team foul #2 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Brent Jones (SG) Kenneth Murray | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 09:18 | Emerson | Terry Crabill is called for the reach on Steven Dunigan - foul #1 on Terry Crabill, team foul #3 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Randal Pittman (PG), David Easley (C) John Nicholas, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 09:02 | Emerson | Bruce Topolansky can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Brent Jones - foul #1 on Brent Jones, team foul #4 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | | |
| Subs | Emerson | Christopher Clark (PF), Ernest Reed (C) Steven Dunigan, Edward Flood | |
| 09:02 | Emerson | Bruce Topolansky makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:02 | Emerson | Bruce Topolansky misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:02 | Johnson and Wales | David Easley snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 08:55 | Johnson and Wales | Terry Crabill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-20 |
| 08:36 | Emerson | Bruce Topolansky's layup is rejected by David Easley | 19-20 |
| 08:34 | Emerson | Ernest Reed can't tip it in | 19-20 |
| 08:33 | Emerson | Ernest Reed grabs the offensive board | 19-20 |
| 08:24 | Emerson | Daniel Crown can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Sesco - foul #2 on John Sesco, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Kirk Ryckman (SG), Kenneth Murray (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Brent Jones, Terry Crabill, John Sesco | |
| Subs | Emerson | Arron Gerhard (SF) Bruce Topolansky | |
| 08:24 | Emerson | Daniel Crown makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:24 | Emerson | Daniel Crown makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:58 | Johnson and Wales | Daniel Crown takes the ball from Kirk Ryckman | 19-22 |
| 07:54 | Emerson | Daniel Crown is hacked by Kirk Ryckman during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Kirk Ryckman, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | John Nicholas (PG) Randal Pittman | |
| Subs | Emerson | Steven Dunigan (SF), Mark Chaparro (PF), Edward Flood (C) Daniel Crown, Christopher Clark, Ernest Reed | |
| 07:36 | Emerson | Mark Chaparro hits a jumper from close range set up by Bobby Gilbert and he's hacked by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #7 | 19-24 |
| 07:36 | Emerson | Mark Chaparro makes the free throw | 19-25 |
| Lineup | Johnson and Wales | PG - John Nicholas (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kirk Ryckman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Murray (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Jones (tired) 4 reb. C - David Easley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Bobby Gilbert (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arron Gerhard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Dunigan (fresh) PF - Mark Chaparro (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Flood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Johnson and Wales | Kirk Ryckman is hacked by Steven Dunigan - foul #1 on Steven Dunigan, team foul #8 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | | |
| Subs | Emerson | Daniel Crown (SG), Ernest Reed (C) Arron Gerhard, Edward Flood | |
| 07:07 | Johnson and Wales | Kirk Ryckman misses the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 07:07 | Johnson and Wales | The offensive rebound goes to David Easley | 19-25 |
| 06:54 | Johnson and Wales | David Easley is wide open but clanks a shot from the free throw line | 19-25 |
| 06:53 | Emerson | Ernest Reed gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 06:49 | Emerson | Daniel Crown clanks a shot from the right side | 19-25 |
| 06:47 | Johnson and Wales | David Easley grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 06:26 | Johnson and Wales | Mark Chaparro swats the layup by Kenneth Murray | 19-25 |
| 06:24 | Johnson and Wales | David Easley tips it back up and in | 21-25 |
| 06:07 | Emerson | Robert Jones is called for the reach on Mark Chaparro - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #8 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Randal Pittman (PG), Brent Jones (SG), Terry Crabill (SF), John Sesco (PF) John Nicholas, Kirk Ryckman, Kenneth Murray, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Emerson | James Knight (PG), Arron Gerhard (SG), Bruce Topolansky (SF), Edward Flood (C) Bobby Gilbert, Daniel Crown, Steven Dunigan, Ernest Reed | |
| 06:07 | Emerson | Mark Chaparro misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 06:07 | Johnson and Wales | David Easley snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 05:38 | Johnson and Wales | Brent Jones makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Randal Pittman and the foul's on Arron Gerhard - foul #1 on Arron Gerhard, team foul #9 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Kenneth Murray (SF) John Sesco | |
| Subs | Emerson | Christopher Clark (PF) Mark Chaparro | |
| 05:38 | Johnson and Wales | Brent Jones makes the free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:17 | Emerson | Arron Gerhard is hacked by Terry Crabill - foul #2 on Terry Crabill, team foul #9 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | John Sesco (PF) Terry Crabill | |
| Subs | Emerson | Ernest Reed (C) Edward Flood | |
| 05:17 | Emerson | Arron Gerhard makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 05:17 | Emerson | Arron Gerhard makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:55 | Johnson and Wales | Brent Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 04:53 | Emerson | The rebound goes to Arron Gerhard | 24-27 |
| 04:48 | Emerson | Arron Gerhard loses the dribble to Brent Jones | 24-27 |
| 04:43 | Johnson and Wales | Randal Pittman lays it in on a great pass from Brent Jones | 26-27 |
| 04:39 | Emerson | Arron Gerhard connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Knight | 26-30 |
| 04:19 | Johnson and Wales | Brent Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-30 |
| 04:17 | Emerson | Ernest Reed grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 04:13 | Emerson | James Knight connects on the shot from the right side | 26-32 |
| 03:49 | Johnson and Wales | Kenneth Murray clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-32 |
| 03:48 | Emerson | James Knight snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 03:40 | Emerson | Bruce Topolansky is wide open and slams it home on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Knight | 26-34 |
| 03:17 | Johnson and Wales | Brent Jones connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Randal Pittman | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Johnson and Wales | PG - Randal Pittman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brent Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Murray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Sesco (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Easley (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - James Knight (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arron Gerhard (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Bruce Topolansky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Clark (tiring) C - Ernest Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Emerson | Randal Pittman steals it from Bruce Topolansky | 29-34 |
| 02:59 | Johnson and Wales | Randal Pittman banks in the layup | 31-34 |
| 02:39 | Emerson | James Knight clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-34 |
| 02:38 | Johnson and Wales | Brent Jones grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 02:21 | Johnson and Wales | Christopher Clark is called for the reach on John Sesco - foul #1 on Christopher Clark, team foul #10 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | John Nicholas (PG), Kirk Ryckman (SG), Terry Crabill (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Randal Pittman, Brent Jones, Kenneth Murray, David Easley | |
| Subs | Emerson | Uros Prusinski (PG), Daniel Crown (SG), Steven Dunigan (SF), Mark Chaparro (PF), Edward Flood (C) James Knight, Arron Gerhard, Bruce Topolansky, Christopher Clark, Ernest Reed | |
| 02:21 | Johnson and Wales | John Sesco misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 02:21 | Johnson and Wales | John Sesco misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 02:21 | Emerson | Edward Flood grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 02:16 | Emerson | Daniel Crown is fouled on the floor by Robert Jones - foul #3 on Robert Jones, team foul #10 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | David Easley (C) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 02:16 | Emerson | Daniel Crown makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 02:16 | Emerson | Daniel Crown makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 01:50 | Johnson and Wales | John Nicholas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-36 |
| 01:48 | Emerson | Steven Dunigan pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 01:42 | Emerson | Uros Prusinski buries a floater from the left side | 31-38 |
| 01:18 | Johnson and Wales | John Nicholas hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 31-38 |
| 01:16 | Johnson and Wales | Terry Crabill hits the follow up shot | 33-38 |
| 01:12 | Emerson | Uros Prusinski loses the ball out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | | |
| Subs | Emerson | Bobby Gilbert (SG) Daniel Crown | |
| 00:58 | Johnson and Wales | John Sesco misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Bobby Gilbert - foul #2 on Bobby Gilbert, team foul #11 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | | |
| Subs | Emerson | Bruce Topolansky (SF), Ernest Reed (C) Steven Dunigan, Edward Flood | |
| 00:58 | Johnson and Wales | John Sesco makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 00:58 | Johnson and Wales | John Sesco misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 00:58 | Emerson | Mark Chaparro snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 00:42 | Emerson | Mark Chaparro misses long on a runner from the baseline | 34-38 |
| 00:40 | Johnson and Wales | David Easley pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 00:16 | Johnson and Wales | John Sesco is called for traveling | 34-38 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Joe Post (PG), Kenneth Murray (SF) John Nicholas, Kirk Ryckman | |
| Subs | Emerson | James Knight (PG), Christopher Clark (PF) Uros Prusinski, Mark Chaparro | |
| 00:02 | Emerson | Joe Post takes the ball from James Knight | 34-38 |
| 00:00 | Johnson and Wales | Joe Post can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 34-38 |